Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-07-30
PRESIDENT WElHE.
THE HEAD OF TIE ANAIrANATsD A>NO
CITATION TNLk>.
The Wheeling NILS 81 De Under me jurisdiction
Of the Old Association Asl.a-bn..H.
Organ PED yesterday.

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A REGISTER reporter met William
Wriuc, the big, good-natured President "'
the Amalgamated Association, yesterday,
aud had quite a pleasant informal chat
with him William Weihe stands six feet
seven. and his big hands and well hardened
muscles plainly show that he has III time,
zone by been ~ hard muscular worker
As he is now a mental laborrr. He is .
very rood uatured fellow and meets a mar
ON his own ground. II he cares TO talk,
he talks, il not, ne says SO plain
Iy. aud ends matters very abruptly.
When met Yesterday he wus IA a pleasant
mood. probably because his mission m the
city tor the past lew days has been pleas
ant one and has been performed SatlSlac
tOIlly
When asked what had brought him down
this way he Smiliugly answered that he
was here I'm the Interests OF the AmIlga,
mat ion. and that he was somewhere away
from home most ct his time.
Are you here to settle any dispute OF
difference between the members OF your
association and their employers
There are uow very lew differences and
they are easily settled and du not need my
attention. There are, however, at tins
time of year. Just after new scale goes
into effect. some matters concerning extras
and changes which must be looked after,
and the proper arrangement Ot these mat
terS are a part OF my business here.
lis anything being done To strengthen
your position 10 the nail mills
Yes. that is part Of my business here.
The ulilrrs and other members OF the
old association, which proved ~ short
lived. have been accorded the privilege OF
rrrutuiug the AmulgImatIon, and IN nearly
uIl the mills the uIIlrrs have worked undeJ
our scale aud rules, although the laughim
M Martins Ferry, and the Junction mill 81
Niugo are the only Ones about Wheeling
wlrrr the uaIler~ have formally adopted
our charter. rules and regulations. I've
been here two DAYS and have called upon
all but the Top mill people. and they are
all about ready At Er..alrc, the feeling
Is an right. and the matter would hc AT
RANGED at once, and the tugmJilty gone
Though with were % not tor the lart ttaj
there has been So little work dour
In that mill lately. ia the Belmont. River
side and E,uwood mills the same
state OF affairs seems to exist, and Is soon
As the summer stop Is over, and work he,
comes little mugc regular, all the mill
men .u the Wheeling district Will hc under
the protecting wing of the AmllgJmutIuu.
lud wall be- working under It's rules, not
ONLY formally, but because they Will b,
under ITS government
We'll. the opinion exists pretty gruer
,Ily thltalI the old members OF the United
Narlrrs. Rollers and Heaters Association
.,r,. NOW. IL, tlr Nmyl-lmltlou.
YES ,u.pr,, 10 docs. Tor tha reason
,rob,bIy that the. standardization to ION
I. .,,J I...r,. ,,,.,.pI,l,i that privilege. va
nom here 10 Brilliant to-day 10 pat the
hny, I'm .hlp, there. aud will come back
L..r,. or4 ,ffb.Sr DAYS soon and put the
\yb..riu., district throughout ia, the saline
,I4r,. ~ ,.rupiri Epfor, the secession of
H.. nail ,,.L.rs tl,r-a yt,r. 9go
,.lT,,,. .,r,. .ynr folk, g.itiYo llup. with
,b. L,,i..f,,.. a.. r.,h,rs..
We do mot recognize them at all 90
How about Nmal-.,mgtcd men who hg.
long TO both orders
They must frst recognize thc Amalgl-
nation and reject thrlkuightS' doctrines
entirely m they conflict with
-. ~. ,J,,,,..J aud ~. .vf,,rr.-
,,s,,t b,. h.,,p,. necessary nu account of
the torwlrduyss of the X. Of l.. III certain
branches ct the IRON ana steel 'N"" ,...;S